By AFP More by this AuthorBy MAWAHIB ABDALLATIF More by this AuthorUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday left Israel for Sudan, the next stop on his regional tour, on the first official direct flight from Tel Aviv to Khartoum. Israel and Sudan do not have diplomatic relations and, barring a last-minute route change, it would be the first such flight, US officials said. Pompeo is touring Sudan and the Arab world this week in a bid to defend recent thawing ties between Israel and the region. An itinerary released on Sunday shows Mr Pompeo will travel to Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates between August 23 and 28. The deal was significant because the UAE became only the third country in the Arab world to recognise Israel since its creation in 1948.

Source: Daily Nation August 25, 2020 08:48 UTC